GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (66-62) at NY METS (72-55)

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 0
NY METS 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 x 4 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - ERIC STULTS, RUDY SEANEZ (5TH), ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (7TH), JOE
BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), AARON
HEILMAN (9TH) AND SANDY ALOMAR JR

HOME RUNS: LOS - LUIS GONZALEZ (12) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
RUSSELL MARTIN (16) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


NYM - NONE</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 0
NY METS 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 x 4 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - ERIC STULTS, RUDY SEANEZ (5TH), ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (7TH), JOE
BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), AARON
HEILMAN (9TH) AND SANDY ALOMAR JR


WP - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (9-4)
LP - ERIC STULTS (1-2)
SAVE - AARON HEILMAN (1)

HOME RUNS: LOS - LUIS GONZALEZ (12) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
RUSSELL MARTIN (16) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


NYM - NONE


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 52,655

PROBABLES: LOS - DAVID WELLS (5-8, 5.54)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (13-7, 3.64)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (3) VS NY METS (4) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289
A Ethier rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .287
L Gonzalez lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .277
R Martin c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Kemp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Hillenbrand 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244
E Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Sweeney 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248

Totals 30 3 7 3 2 7 4

a-struck out looking for R Seanez in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - S Hillenbrand (2, P Feliciano). HR - L Gonzalez (12, 7th inning
off O Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out), R Martin (16, 7th inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 2
Out). RBI - L Gonzalez (55), R Martin (74), M Sweeney (13). 2-out RBI - L
Gonzalez, R Martin. GIDP - J Pierre, L Gonzalez. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr), J
Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301
L Milledge rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
D Wright 3b 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .316
C Beltran cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .274
J Conine lf 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 .268
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 .245
S Alomar Jr c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158
R Gotay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .331
O Hernandez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .170
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 4 7 4 5 7 13

a-grounded to pitcher for P Feliciano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (12, R Hernandez). RBI - D Wright (84), C Delgado 2
(70), J Conine (34). 2-out RBI - C Delgado 2, J Conine. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Delgado 4, S Alomar Jr 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (70, 2nd base off E Stults/R Martin), C Beltran
(18, 2nd base off E Stults/R Martin).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Gotay-J Reyes-C Delgado, A Heilman-J Reyes-C Delgado).


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LA DODGERS - 000 000 210 -- 3
NY METS - 001 020 10x -- 4
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults (L, 1-2) 4 2/3 5 3 3 5 4 0 4.23
R Seanez 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.43
R Hernandez 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.14
J Beimel 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.04
J Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.31

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez (W, 9-4) 7 4 2 2 2 7 2 3.07
P Feliciano (H, 16) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.77
A Heilman (S, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.36

IBB - J Conine (by E Stults). Pitches-strikes: E Stults 98-57; R Seanez
15-11; R Hernandez 14-8; J Beimel 1-1; J Broxton 8-6; O Hernandez 106-61; P
Feliciano 16-9; A Heilman 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: E Stults 6-4; R Seanez
0-2; R Hernandez 1-0; J Beimel 0-1; J Broxton 3-0; O Hernandez 2-10; P
Feliciano 3-0; A Heilman 2-1. Batters faced: E Stults 24; R Seanez 4; R
Hernandez 4; J Beimel 1; J Broxton 3; O Hernandez 25; P Feliciano 4; A Heilman
3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

T--2:48. Att--52,655.
Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 3
NY METS 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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LA DODGERS (3) AT NY METS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 3RD: J Reyes singled to right. J Reyes stole second. L Milledge
grounded out to third, J Reyes to third. D Wright singled to center, J Reyes
scored. C Beltran reached on infield single to shortstop, D Wright to second.
J Conine struck out swinging. C Delgado popped out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes bunt grounded out to pitcher. L Milledge grounded out
to shortstop. D Wright walked. C Beltran singled to deep right center,
D Wright to third. C Beltran stole second. J Conine intentionally walked.
C Delgado singled to center, D Wright and C Beltran scored, J Conine to second.
R Seanez relieved E Stults. M Sweeney at first base. S Alomar Jr struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 3.

LA DODGERS 7TH: A Ethier struck out swinging. J Kent popped out to
shortstop. L Gonzalez homered to right center. R Martin homered to left.
M Kemp hit for R Seanez. M Kemp struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: R Hernandez relieved R Seanez. L Milledge grounded out to
third. D Wright singled to right center. C Beltran struck out swinging.
J Conine doubled to deep left, D Wright scored. J Beimel relieved R Hernandez.
C Delgado flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, NY METS 4.

LA DODGERS 8TH: P Feliciano relieved O Hernandez. S Hillenbrand tripled to
deep right. M Sweeney grounded out to first, S Hillenbrand scored. R Furcal
reached on infield single to second. J Pierre grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, R Furcal out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, NY METS 4.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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LA DODGERS (3) AT NY METS (4) - EVENT LOG
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La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, A Ethier RF, J Kent 2B,
L Gonzalez LF, R Martin C, J Loney 1B, S Hillenbrand 3B, E Stults RHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Milledge RF, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
J Conine LF, C Delgado 1B, S Alomar Jr C, R Gotay 2B, O Hernandez RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Marty Foster (2B),
Tim Mcclelland (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 12 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal flied out to center. J Pierre singled to center.
J Pierre caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. A Ethier grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to left. L Milledge walked. D Wright
walked, L Milledge to second. C Beltran flied out to left. J Conine walked,
L Milledge to third, D Wright to second. C Delgado grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent struck out swinging. L Gonzalez walked. L Gonzalez
caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Martin walked. J Loney flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: S Alomar Jr grounded out to shortstop. R Gotay struck out
swinging. O Hernandez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: S Hillenbrand fouled out to first. E Stults flied out to
center. R Furcal flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
NY METS 0.

NY METS 3RD: J Reyes singled to right. J Reyes stole second. L Milledge
grounded out to third, J Reyes to third. D Wright singled to center, J Reyes
scored. C Beltran reached on infield single to shortstop, D Wright to second.
J Conine struck out swinging. C Delgado popped out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 1.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre grounded out to first. A Ethier flied out to
center. J Kent struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
NY METS 1.

NY METS 4TH: S Alomar Jr flied out to center. R Gotay grounded out to
shortstop. O Hernandez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 1.

LA DODGERS 5TH: L Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Martin popped out to
shortstop. J Loney fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0,
NY METS 1.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes bunt grounded out to pitcher. L Milledge grounded out
to shortstop. D Wright walked. C Beltran singled to deep right center,
D Wright to third. C Beltran stole second. J Conine intentionally walked.
C Delgado singled to center, D Wright and C Beltran scored, J Conine to second.
R Seanez relieved E Stults. M Sweeney at first base. S Alomar Jr struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 3.

LA DODGERS 6TH: S Hillenbrand struck out swinging. M Sweeney fouled out to
catcher. R Furcal singled to right. J Pierre struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 3.

NY METS 6TH: R Gotay struck out swinging. O Hernandez fouled out to third.
J Reyes flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, NY METS 3.

LA DODGERS 7TH: A Ethier struck out swinging. J Kent popped out to
shortstop. L Gonzalez homered to right center. R Martin homered to left.
M Kemp hit for R Seanez. M Kemp struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: R Hernandez relieved R Seanez. L Milledge grounded out to
third. D Wright singled to right center. C Beltran struck out swinging.
J Conine doubled to deep left, D Wright scored. J Beimel relieved R Hernandez.
C Delgado flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, NY METS 4.

LA DODGERS 8TH: P Feliciano relieved O Hernandez. S Hillenbrand tripled to
deep right. M Sweeney grounded out to first, S Hillenbrand scored. R Furcal
reached on infield single to second. J Pierre grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, R Furcal out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, NY METS 4.

NY METS 8TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. S Alomar Jr grounded out to
pitcher. R Gotay grounded out to first. M Anderson hit for P Feliciano.
M Anderson grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 3,
NY METS 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. A Ethier flied out to
center. J Kent singled to deep center. L Gonzalez grounded into double play,
pitcher to shortstop to first, J Kent out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 3, NY METS 4.</div>

 

Mets pad division lead with win over Dodgers

<h3>NY METS 4, LA DODGERS 3</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Another start by OrlandoHernandez, another win for the New York Mets.


Hernandez pitched seven strong innings and Carlos Delgadodelivered a two-run single to end an 0-for-19 drought as theMets edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, on Saturday.

David Wright and Jeff Conine added run-scoring hits for the Mets(73-55), who extended their lead in the National League EastDivision to a season-high 6 1/2 games. Tied for second in theNL East, Philadelphia (66-61) and Atlanta (67-62) are in actionSaturday evening.


Luis Gonzalez and Russell Martin hit back-to-back homers in theseventh inning for the Dodgers (66-63), who fell six games backof first-place Arizona (72-57) in the NL West. Los Angeles willstart newly acquired lefthander David Wells on Sunday here inan attempt to avoid a three-game sweep.


Hernandez (9-4) has won each of his last five decisions, and theMets have won all of the last nine starts by the 37-year-oldrighthander. Commonly referred to as "El Duque," Hernandezallowed two runs and four hits, walked two and struck out seven.At one point, he retired 12 straight batters.


With closer Billy Wagner having pitched three of the last fourdays, Aaron Heilman worked around a hit in the ninth to recordhis first save since September 30, 2005 against Colorado.

Wright delivered a base hit in the third to score Jose Reyes,who had singled and stole his 70th base, and started a two-outrally in the fifth by drawing a walk from rookie starter EricStults (1-2).


A single by Carlos Beltran moved Wright to third and, afterBeltran stole second, Conine was walked intentionally to loadthe bases.


That set the stage for Delgado, who lined a two-run single togive the Mets a 3-0 lead. The slugger had grounded out with thebases loaded to end the first and left a pair of runners onbase in the third.


After the back-to-back homers by Gonzalez and Martin in theseventh, Conine gave the Mets a 4-2 cushion in the bottom of theframe with an RBI double.


The Dodgers cut the deficit to 4-3 in the eighth against PedroFeliciano when right fielder Lastings Milledge played a shallowfly ball by Shea Hillenbrand into a triple and Mark Sweeneyfollowed with an RBI groundout.


Heilman allowed a one-out single by Jeff Kent in the ninth butnailed down his sixth career save when Gonzalez to hit into agame-ending 1-6-3 double play.


Stults allowed three runs and five hits with five walks and fourstrikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.


The Dodgers' Juan Pierre had a one-out single in the first toextend his hitting streak to 13 games. But he was caughtstealing by New York catcher Sandy Alomar Jr., who also threwout Gonzalez trying to steal in the second.

 

Mets pad division lead with win over Dodgers

<h3>NY METS 4, LA DODGERS 3</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Another start by OrlandoHernandez, another win for the New York Mets.


Hernandez pitched seven strong innings and Carlos Delgadodelivered a two-run single to end an 0-for-19 drought as theMets edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, on Saturday.

David Wright and Jeff Conine added run-scoring hits for the Mets(73-55), who extended their lead in the National League EastDivision to a season-high 6 1/2 games. Tied for second in theNL East, Philadelphia (66-61) and Atlanta (67-62) are in actionSaturday evening.


Luis Gonzalez and Russell Martin hit back-to-back homers offHernandez in the seventh inning for the Dodgers (66-63), whofell six games back of first-place Arizona (72-57) in the NLWest. Los Angeles will start newly acquired lefthander DavidWells on Sunday here in an attempt to avoid a three-game sweep.

Hernandez (9-4) has won each of his last five decisions, and theMets have won all of the last nine starts by the 37-year-oldrighthander. Commonly referred to as "El Duque," Hernandezallowed two runs and four hits, walked two and struck out seven.At one point, he retired 12 straight batters.


"I work hard every day," Hernandez said. "It was a tough day,hot and humid. I had some good defense behind me."

"(Hernandez) had everything going," Gonzalez said. "He wasthrowing 60 (miles per hour) and then went up to 89, 90. That'sthe name of his game."


With closer Billy Wagner having pitched three of the last fourdays, Aaron Heilman worked around a hit in the ninth to recordhis first save since September 30, 2005 against Colorado.

Wagner admitted he was experiencing a "dead arm" and thatmanager Willie Randolph decided to give him a day off.

Wright delivered a base hit in the third to score Jose Reyes,who had singled and stole his 70th base, and started a two-outrally in the fifth by drawing a walk from rookie starter EricStults (1-2).


A single by Carlos Beltran moved Wright to third and, afterBeltran stole second, Conine was walked intentionally to loadthe bases.


That set the stage for Delgado, who lined a two-run single togive the Mets a 3-0 lead. The slugger had grounded out with thebases loaded to end the first and left a pair of runners onbase in the third.


"This is not about ego. It's not about macho," Delgado said,referring to going to the plate after the intentional walk."You should be up there licking your chops. If you don't wantto be up in that situation, you should be home playing with yourkids."


Delgado, who is hitting just .245, had grounded out with thebases loaded to end the first and left a pair of runners on basein the third.


After the back-to-back homers by Gonzalez and Martin in theseventh, Conine gave the Mets a 4-2 cushion in the bottom of theframe with an RBI double.


The Dodgers cut the deficit to 4-3 in the eighth against PedroFeliciano when right fielder Lastings Milledge played a shallowfly ball by Shea Hillenbrand into a triple and Mark Sweeneyfollowed with an RBI groundout.


Heilman allowed a one-out single by Jeff Kent in the ninth butnailed down his sixth career save when Gonzalez to hit into agame-ending 1-6-3 double play.


"It was the same as any game," Heilman said. "You come in andtry to protect the lead."


Stults allowed three runs and five hits with five walks and fourstrikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.


"Today wasn't the outing I would have liked," Stults said. "Itwas a battle from the start."


The Dodgers' Juan Pierre had a one-out single in the first toextend his hitting streak to 13 games. But he was caughtstealing by New York catcher Sandy Alomar Jr., who also threwout Gonzalez trying to steal in the second.